Terms starting with “C”

A property of a software license that requires that any derived works of the original software are accompanied and provided under the same (or a similar) license. This means that i...

Subset of application logic that is responsible for vote recording and tabulation.

A vote tabulation computer program used in a replacing one that has been RECOUNT determined to be defective. Texas Elec. Code §214.046.

requires that each voter be able to correct her ballot before it is cast. HAVA

A "tape designed solely for use in correcting errors on data processing cards." 31 Ky. Admin. Regs. §2:010(1)(11).

Action taken to eliminate the causes of an existing deficiency or other undesirable situation in order to prevent recurrence.

A mathematical proof of consistency between a specification and its implementation.

commercial-off-the-shelf

The area within the boundaries of a state which a member of a City or Town Council is elected.

1. "The process of totaling votes." APPENDIX. The "process by which votes marked on FVSS a ballot card are examined manually or electronically by a voting device and a determinatio...

Ballot that has been processed and whose votes are included in the candidates and measures vote totals.

1. A person who assist in the counting of ballots at a precinct. Alaska Stat. §15.10.140. Likewise, 26 Okla. Stat. §2-128. 2. A register, either mechanical or electrical, that hold...

A mode of operation for a symmetric key block cipher algorithm. It combines the techniques of the Counter (CTR) mode and the Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code (CBC-...

refers to the methods used to bypass or spoof biometric security systems

Counter Intelligence

. Information gathered and activities conducted to protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted by or on behalf of foreign govern...

Counterintelligence means information gathered and activities conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or protect against espionage, other intelligence activities, sabotag...

Actions, devices, procedures, or techniques that meet or oppose (i.e., counters) a threat, a vulnerability, or an attack by eliminating or preventing it, by minimizing the harm it...

"The term 'counting board' means those election officials charged with counting the ballots at the precinct in counties using paper ballots." W.V.C. §3-1-29.

The "location or locations designated by the county auditor for the automatic tabulating and counting of ballots." N.D.C.C. §16.1-06(3). The "computer facilities and surrounding pr...

One of "the two judges, one from each major political party, who read each vote received by all candidates and each vote for and against all questions at a polling place." Mo. Rev....

A "location selected by the county board of election commissioners with respect to all elections for the automatic processing or counting or both of votes." Ark. Code §7-1-101(6).

A "person selected ... to witness the counting of ballots." Utah Code §20A-1-102(16).

A scale that can estimate counts of objects (such as ballots) based on the objects' piece weight.